Macarthur Job
Encyclopedia
Macarthur Job is an Australian aviation
writer and air safety
consultant. He has published nine books on aviation safety. He was formerly a Flying Doctor
pilot, and still holds a licence.
Job was a Senior Inspector with the Air Safety Investigation Branch of the Australian Department of Civil Aviation
, and for 14 years was editor of the Department’s Aviation Safety Digest. The magazine won the US Flight Safety Foundation's Publication of the Year award. In 1980 he was appointed editor of the Australian aviation industry journal Aircraft, published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. A year later, as a member of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, he was granted the Freedom of the City of London.
In 1984 he became a working Director of the Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) - a professional, non-profit organisation which operates more than 40 aircraft in community development work in Papua New Guinea and outback Australia. In 1989 he began working as an independent aviation writer, specialising in air safety.
At the Australian International Airshow
in 1997, Job was presented with the Aviation Safety Foundation’s award for ‘Aviation Safety Excellence’ and the AOPA’s Adams Trophy. In the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2003, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for ‘services to the promotion and advancement of aviation safety’.
He contributes to Australian Aviation
, Aero Australia, and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s Flight Safety Australia magazines. He has also written for the British Aeroplane, the U.S Flying
and Airways magazines, for Time magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald
, The Age
and The Sun Herald
newspapers. He was a consultant for the TV series Black Box
.
He is married with five children.
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
writer and air safety
Air safety
Air safety is a term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of air travel.-United...
consultant. He has published nine books on aviation safety. He was formerly a Flying Doctor
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an emergency and primary health care service for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia...
pilot, and still holds a licence.
Job was a Senior Inspector with the Air Safety Investigation Branch of the Australian Department of Civil Aviation
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is the Australian national aviation authority , the government statutory authority responsible for the regulation of civil aviation.-History:...
, and for 14 years was editor of the Department’s Aviation Safety Digest. The magazine won the US Flight Safety Foundation's Publication of the Year award. In 1980 he was appointed editor of the Australian aviation industry journal Aircraft, published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. A year later, as a member of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, he was granted the Freedom of the City of London.
In 1984 he became a working Director of the Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) - a professional, non-profit organisation which operates more than 40 aircraft in community development work in Papua New Guinea and outback Australia. In 1989 he began working as an independent aviation writer, specialising in air safety.
At the Australian International Airshow
Australian International Airshow
The Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong, Victoria. It regularly features planes from the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Navy and the United States Air Force...
in 1997, Job was presented with the Aviation Safety Foundation’s award for ‘Aviation Safety Excellence’ and the AOPA’s Adams Trophy. In the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2003, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for ‘services to the promotion and advancement of aviation safety’.
He contributes to Australian Aviation
Australian Aviation (Magazine)
Australian Aviation is a popular aviation-related magazine that has been sold in Australia and New Zealand since 1977.-History:Founded by Jim Thorn in 1977, the magazine is based in Fyshwick in the Australian Capital Territory....
, Aero Australia, and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s Flight Safety Australia magazines. He has also written for the British Aeroplane, the U.S Flying
Flying (magazine)
Flying is an aviation magazine published since 1927 . It is read by pilots, aircraft owners, and aviation-oriented executives in business and general aviation markets worldwide....
and Airways magazines, for Time magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
, The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
and The Sun Herald
The Sun Herald
The Sun Herald is a U.S. newspaper based in Biloxi, Mississippi, that serves readers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It is owned by The McClatchy Company, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States....
newspapers. He was a consultant for the TV series Black Box
Survival in the Sky
Survival in the Sky is a series of six one-hour episodes produced by Darlow Smithson Productions for The Learning Channel and Channel 4. Narrated by Will Lyman or Sean Barrett , the series primarily concentrated on commercial aviation accidents and the investigations related to them...
.
He is married with five children.
Books
- Air Crash (Aerospace Publications, 1991: ISBN 0958797897)
- Air Crash: Volume 2 (Aerospace Publications, 1992: ISBN 1875671013)
- Air Disaster: Volume 1 (Aerospace Publications, 22 February 1995: ISBN 1875671110)
- Air Disaster: Volume 2 (Aerospace Publications, 6 August 1996: ISBN 1875671196)
- Air Disaster: Volume 3 (Aerospace Publications, 30 April 1999: ISBN 187567134X)
- Air Disaster: Volume 4: the Propeller Era (Aerospace Publications, 13 September 2001: ISBN 187567148X)
- Air Disaster, Volumes 1-3 illustrated by Matthew Tesch. Air Disaster Volume 4 illustrated by Juanita Franzi.)
- Disaster in the Dandenongs (Sierra Publishing, 25 October 2008: ISBN 978 0 9804686 4 9)
- Into Oblivion (Sierra Publishing, 20 June 2010: ISBN 978 0 9804686 9 4)
- The Old and the Bold illustrated by Norman Clifford, Air Disaster, Volumes 1-3 illustrated by Matthew Tesch. Air Disaster Volume 4 illustrated by Juanita Franzi. Cover paintings for Disaster in the Dandenongs and Into Oblivion by Norman Clifford.)
External links
- Airways Museum biography
- Bibliography at the National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...